Church of Misery – “Houses of The Unholy”
released July 7, 2009 on Rise Above Records
The third full length album of bluesy downtuned doom from this Japanese quartet is absolutely monstrous. Obviously inspired by the godfathers Black Sabbath, they actually manage a darker and more sinister sound, due largely to the fact that every song is …
Merauder – “God Is I”
released June 19, 2009 on Regain Records
Merauder’s sound is described as “hardcore meets metal ferocity” and they have toured with the likes of Sick Of It All, Motorhead and Morbid Angel among others. “Until” gets the ball rolling with a good mix of crunchy guitars, thundering bass and drums that feel …
Beatallica is causing quite a stir these days. The mash-up band–who blends elements of The Beatles and Metallica into something fresh, inventive, and damn amusing–has released their latest work Masterful Mystery Tour, their second long player. There is so much to love about this group, whose success is due to the dedication of fans, tenacious workmanship, and digital distribution Well, Metallica’s good graces (and lawyers) helped, too. Hear about all of this and more from co-founder, frontman, and main songwriter, Jaymz Lennfield!
Listen for a live interview in hour one with Jaymz Lennfield of BEATALLICA!
Alabama Thunderpussy, Anaal Nathrakh, Assjack, Beatallica, Black Anvil, Burnt By The Sun, Candlemass, Children, Clutch, Corrosion Of Conformity, DevilDriver, Irepress, Iron Age, Judas Priest, Kreator, Kylesa, Lullabye Arkestra, Madder Mortem, Mastodon, Saviours, Suffocation, Testament, The Fucking Champs, Tomahawk, Unleashed, YOB, sunn O)))
Playlist via …
Litmus – “Aurora”
released August 18, 2009 on Rise Above Records
It’s way out retro 1970s space jam rock vibrations, dude! Imagine when Pink Floyd still had ‘The’ in their name, and psychedelic freakers abounded through England, inventing the rave-up and taking far too many drugs. Litmus channels this same energy, with the feel of both the …
Doro – “Fear No Evil”
released February 3, 2009 on AFM Records
Though the German siren has been proudly belting out power metal for over a quarter century now (as evidenced in the track “25 Years”), her voice has aged well. You can hear how she is adept at both gritty battle calls (the lead track, which …
Anaal Nathrakh, Baroness, Beatallica, Behemoth, Big Business, Burnt By The Sun, Candlemass, Children, Clutch, DevilDriver, Gollum, Heaven And Hell, Karl Sanders, Leprous, Mastodon, Moonspell, Moss, Obituary, Opeth, Pantera, Paul Gilbert, Pelican, Slayer, Suffocation, sunn O))), The Fucking Champs, Toxic Holocaust, Unleashed, YOB
Playlist via RadioActivity (may not appear in reposts)
Burnt By The Sun – “Heart Of Darkness”
released August 18, 2009 on Relapse
This is certainly the year for classic “metalcore” bands to resurface with new material. Coalesce and Brutal Truth both released excellent new material this year (and also on Relapse, no less), and the much-anticipated third album from this NJ quartet is no exception.
You’ll …
Anaal Nathrakh – “In The Constellation of The Black Widow”
released July 14, 2009 on Candlelight
Dredging grim melodies from a cold, dense din is a charge for the brave. The British duo is more than up to the task on their fifth album, their first for Candlelight Records.
In certain respects, they remind me of fellow countrymen …
Beatallica – “Masterful Mystery Tour”
released August 4, 2009 on Oglio Entertainment
At last the world gets what it’s wanted for years, but has always been afraid to ask: a mashup band that blends the worlds of Metallica and The Beatles (actually, they formed eight years ago and this is their second LP, but that’s beside the …